Asphodeloideae (Aloe family)

Aloe “Pepe”

Origin: Aloe "Pepe" is a crossing between Aloe descoingsii and Aloe haworthioides, both native to Madagascar (Africa).

Aloe (×Alworthia) “Black Gem”

Aloe "Black Gem"

Origin: The parent species are native to South Africa.

Height: 20 to 40 centimeters

Aloe arborescens

Krantz Aloe

Origin: Southern Africa (Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Aloe bakeri

Baker Aloe

Origin: Madagascar

Aloe brevifolia

Short-Leaf Aloe

Origin: South Africa

Aloe descoingsii

Descoings Aloe

Origin: Africa (Madagascar)

Height: Up to 8 centimeters

Aloe ferox “Variegata”

Cape Aloe

Origin: The wild type is native to South Africa.

Aloe haworthioides

Haworthia-Leaved Aloe

Origin: Africa (Madagascar)

Height: Up to 10 centimeters

Aloe humilis

Spider Aloe

Origin: South Africa

Aloe jucunda

Origin: Somalia

Aloe juvenna

Tiger-Tooth Aloe

Origin: Africa (Kenya)

Height: 20 to 40 centimeters

Plant care

1. Lighting: Full sun to part sun, hot summer sun is welcome
2. Soil: Regular cacti mix, crushed lava gravel, pumice gravel
3. Watering: Allow to dry between the waterings, avoid waterlogging, water sparingly in winter
4. Feeding: Liquid fertilizer monthly from spring to late summer
5. Wintering: Room temperature the year round or temperate at 50 °F to 77 °F (10 °C to 25 °C)

Aloe maculata

Soap Aloe

Origin: South Africa

Aloe marlothii

Mountain Aloe

Origin: Botswana, South Africa

Aloe perfoliata

Rubble Aloe

Origin: South Africa

Aloe plicatilis

Fan Aloe

Origin: South Africa

Aloe ramosissima

Origin: Namibia, South Africa

Aloe somaliensis

Somalian Aloe

Origin: Djibouti, Somalia

Gasteria “Little Warty”

Origin: Only cultivated

Gasteria disticha

Gasteria

Origin: South Africa

Gasteria obliqua cv.

Lawyer's Tongue

Origin: The wild type is native to South Africa.

Gasteria sp. “Variegata”

Origin: Only cultivated

Gonialoe variegata

Tiger Aloe

Origin: Namibia, South Africa

Haworthia cooperi

Origin: South Africa

Haworthia cooperi var. truncata

Cooper's Haworthia

Origin: South Africa

Height: 4 to 7 centimeters

Plant care

1. Lighting: Morning sun, late evening sun and winter sun to part shade
2. Soil: Regular cacti mixes, crushed lava gravel, pumice gravel
3. Watering: Allow the soil to nearly dry or dry between the waterings, avoid waterlogging, water sparingly in winter
4. Feeding: Liquid fertilizer monthly from spring to late summer
5. Wintering: Room temperature the year round or temperate at 50 °F to 77 °F (10 °C to 25 °C)

Haworthia cymbiformis

Haworthia

Origin: South Africa

Plant care

1. Lighting: Morning sun, late evening sun and winter sun to part shade
2. Soil: Regular cacti mix, crushed lava gravel, pumice gravel
3. Watering: Allow to nearly dry or dry between the waterings, avoid waterlogging, water sparingly in winter
4. Feeding: Liquid fertilizer monthly from spring to late summer
5. Wintering: Room temperature the year round or temperate at 50 °F to 77 °F (10 °C to 25 °C)

Haworthia cymbiformis “Variegata”

Window Haworthia

Origin: The wild type is native to South Africa.

Haworthia reticulata “Variegata”

Haworthia

Origin: The wild type is native to South Africa.

Haworthia truncata

Horse's Teeth

Origin: South Africa

Haworthiopsis attenuata

Origin: South Africa

Haworthiopsis attenuata “Big Band”

Zebra Haworthia

Origin: South Africa

Haworthiopsis attenuata “Enon”

Zebra Haworthia

Origin: The wild type is native to South Africa.

Haworthiopsis attenuata “Variegata”

Zebra Haworthia

Origin: The wild type is native to South Africa.

Haworthiopsis fasciata

Zebra Haworthia

Origin: South Africa

Haworthiopsis limifolia

Origin: Mozambique to South Africa